1. In radio communication system what generates the carrier frequency?

A. Oscillator
B. Modulator
C. Antenna
D. Power source

2. Modulation is done in …………..

A. Transmitter
B. Radio receiver
C. Between transmitter and radio receiver
D. None of the above

3. In amplitude modulation, the ………… of carrier is varied according to the strength of the
signal.

A. Amplitude
B. Frequency
C. Phase
D. None of the above

4. Demodulation is done in …………

A. Receiving antenna
B. Transmitter
C. Radio receiver
D. Transmitting antenna

5. The major advantage of FM over AM is …………..

A. Reception is less noisy

B. Higher carrier frequency
C. Smaller bandwidth
D. Small frequency deviation

6. What do all the types of radiation have in common?

A. wavelength
B. speed
C. amplitude
 D. frequency

6. A wave with low frequency would have relatively ______________.

A. low energy and a short wavelength

B. high energy and a short wavelength
C. high energy and a long wavelength
D. low energy and a long wavelength

7. The E and B fields in electromagnetic waves are oriented

a. parallel to the wave's direction of travel, as well as to each other.

b. parallel to the waves direction of travel, and perpendicular to each other.

c. perpendicular to the wave's direction of travel, and parallel to each other.

d. perpendicular to the wave's direction of travel, and also to each other.

1. ___Fiber optic systems use what two types of optical sources?

A. LEDs and APDs
B. PIN diodes and LEDs
C. LEDs and laser diodes (LD)
2. ___Fiber optics uses what types of signal to send information?
A. Electromagnetic wave and Radio frequency wave
B. Light
C. None
3. ___A light wave passes from one medium into another medium with a different velocity. As
the wave enters the second medium, the change of direction is known by which of the
following terms?
A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Absorption
4.Ground waves are most effective:
A. below about 2 MHz
B. above about 20 MHz
C. at microwave frequencies
5. Space waves are:
A. line-of-sight
B. reflected off the ionosphere
C. same as sky waves
D. radio waves used for satellite
communications
6.Sky waves:
A. are line-of-sight
B. "bounce" off the ionosphere
C. are same as space waves
D. are radio waves used for satellite
communications
7. Sky waves cannot be "heard":
A. close to the transmitter
B. far from the transmitter
C. in the "skip" zone
8. ____________________ waves travel from transmitter
to receiver in a "line-of-sight" fashion.
9. ____________________ waves are radio waves that
"bounce off" the ionosphere.
10. The ____________________ zone is a region where
sky waves cannot be received.
11. The ionosphere has the greatest effect on signals in
what frequency range?
A. 300 kHz
B.3 to 30 MHz
C.30 to 300 MHz
D. Above 300 MHz

12. The type of radio wave responsible for long-

distance communications by multiple skips is the
A. ground wave
B. surface wave
C. Sky wave

13.A half-wave dipole is sometimes

called:
a. a Marconi antenna
b. a Hertz antenna
c. a Yagi antenna
d. none of the above
14. The end-to-end length of a half-wave dipole
antenna is actually:
a. one wavelength
b. one half-wavelength
c. slightly longer than a half-wavelength
d. slightly shorter than a half-wavelength
15. The ability of an antenna to radiate more
energy in one direction than in other
directions is called:
a. directivity
b. selectivity
c. active antenna